Cardiac Imaging: Page 83

New Mayo scoring system predicts CCU patient mortality

By Erik L. Ridley

A predictive scoring system that combines both echocardiography and clinical data can reliably estimate three-year death rates in critical care unit (CCU) patients, according to research from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. The model is built on the fact that more heart patients are dying from noncardiovascular diseases.

July 27, 2015

Software aims for realism in echocardiography

By Eric Barnes

A new echocardiography software package released this month analyzes cardiac structure and function pixel by pixel to render detailed functional 3D images that could speed up diagnosis and reduce the number of exams needed in patients undergoing cardiac workups.

July 26, 2015

MGH launches RadIQ education platform

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

A cloud-based platform described as a "virtual workstation" for radiology education was unveiled by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) at last week's Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography conference in Las Vegas.

July 23, 2015

HeartFlow picks Mui as engineering VP

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Cardiovascular software firm HeartFlow said it has chosen Phil Mui as senior vice president of engineering and product.

July 23, 2015

2 studies advise statins, even for low-risk people

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The risk of major cardiac adverse events can be reduced substantially with the use of statin drugs, even among those at low risk, according to two studies published in the July 14 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.

July 22, 2015

Cardiac CTA study links medical radiation to DNA damage

By Brian Casey

A study published July 22 in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging is delivering good news and bad news about medical radiation. The bad news: Researchers found measurable evidence of damage to DNA after cardiac CT angiography (CCTA) scans. The good news: There was no sign of damage at radiation levels lower than 7.5 mSv.

July 22, 2015

FDA approves St. Jude Medical's paddle lead

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Cardiac technology developer St. Jude Medical has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of MR-conditional labeling for its spinal cord stimulation paddle lead.

July 19, 2015

MGH saves money and time printing 3D hearts

By Eric Barnes

Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston say that having a 3D rapid prototyping printer in the cardiac imaging department is a potential boon for procedure planning and patient education -- and it doesn't break the bank.

July 16, 2015

GE offers new 4D cardiac ultrasound software

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

GE Healthcare said it is introducing new cardiac ultrasound software that sees the heart's chambers, valves, vessels, and other structures in 4D.

July 13, 2015

Vital Images to unveil CT perfusion software at SCCT 2015

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Advanced visualization firm Vital Images plans to debut its CT myocardial perfusion software at the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT) annual meeting this week in Las Vegas.

July 12, 2015

A (myocardial) bridge too far: CT vs. IVUS in the heart

By Eric Barnes

Multidetector-row CT should be considered the noninvasive gold standard when evaluating myocardial bridge abnormalities, owing to its anatomic accuracy. But there are important things CT doesn't see that intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) does, according to new research from Stanford University.

July 7, 2015

Coronary calcium CT scans predict mortality

By Eric Barnes

A simple coronary calcium CT scan can be used to predict death in asymptomatic individuals for as long as 15 years after the scan, according to a new study of nearly 10,000 people, published in the July 7 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.

July 6, 2015

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